[Duppa]

Originally Posted by Aw Man

Very interesting.
I know this is silly, but recently I kept track of the population numbers for each state as listed in the "Where we're from" page in the Daily Sun.
The total for all states combined is just over 55,000.
I wonder what these numbers are based on, maybe permanent Florida residents only?
Or maybe these numbers haven't been updated for a long time?

Yes, I wondered about that... I also kept a log of that same data. Here is the record gleaned from the Daily Sun ("Where we're from" page)... as of March 2017. Data was given for every state EXCEPT ONE, Florida... perhaps the Florida number fills the gap between 55,000 and 113,000?

The Villages: Representation by State (49 plus Washington DC)
Data from Daily Sun “Where We’re From” feature: October 2016 – March 2017

Florida (only state missing in data)

Alabama: 437

Alaska: 94

Arkansas: 166

Arizona: 306

California: 1,165

Colorado: 529

Connecticut: 2,104

Delaware: 520

Georgia: 1,996

Hawaii: 81

Idaho: 36

Illinois: 3,771 [#6]

Indiana: 1,850

Iowa: 513

Kansas: 319

Kentucky: 727

Louisiana: 171

Maine: 729

Maryland: 2,567 [#10]

Massachusetts: 3,080 [#7]

Michigan: 4,079 [#4]

Minnesota: 1,199

Mississippi: 140

Missouri: 911

Montana: 38

Nebraska: 113

New Hampshire: 1,215

New Jersey: 4,054 [#5]

New Mexico: 81

New York: 8,991 [#1]

Nevada: 214

North Carolina: 1,627

North Dakota: 81

Ohio: 4,316 [#3]

Oklahoma: 124

Oregon: 112

Pennsylvania: 5,087 [#2]

Rhode Island: 779

South Carolina: 706

South Dakota: 113

Tennessee: 970

Texas: 1,123

Utah: 74

Vermont: 362

Virginia: 2,794 [#8]

Washington: 297

Washington DC: 34

West Virginia: 340

Wisconsin: 2,173

Wyoming: 36

[thelegges]

Wonder how people with multiple homes are counted

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by Aw Man

Very interesting.
I know this is silly, but recently I kept track of the population numbers for each state as listed in the "Where we're from" page in the Daily Sun.
The total for all states combined is just over 55,000.
I wonder what these numbers are based on, maybe permanent Florida residents only?
Or maybe these numbers haven't been updated for a long time?

Originally Posted by Duppa

Yes, I wondered about that... I also kept a log of that same data. Here is the record gleaned from the Daily Sun ("Where we're from" page)... as of March 2017. Data was given for every state EXCEPT ONE, Florida... perhaps the Florida number fills the gap between 55,000 and 113,000?

The Villages: Representation by State (49 plus Washington DC)
Data from Daily Sun “Where We’re From” feature: October 2016 – March 2017

Florida (only state missing in data)

Alabama: 437

Alaska: 94

Arkansas: 166

Arizona: 306

California: 1,165

Colorado: 529

Connecticut: 2,104

Delaware: 520

Georgia: 1,996

Hawaii: 81

Idaho: 36

Illinois: 3,771 [#6]

Indiana: 1,850

Iowa: 513

Kansas: 319

Kentucky: 727

Louisiana: 171

Maine: 729

Maryland: 2,567 [#10]

Massachusetts: 3,080 [#7]

Michigan: 4,079 [#4]

Minnesota: 1,199

Mississippi: 140

Missouri: 911

Montana: 38

Nebraska: 113

New Hampshire: 1,215

New Jersey: 4,054 [#5]

New Mexico: 81

New York: 8,991 [#1]

Nevada: 214

North Carolina: 1,627

North Dakota: 81

Ohio: 4,316 [#3]

Oklahoma: 124

Oregon: 112

Pennsylvania: 5,087 [#2]

Rhode Island: 779

South Carolina: 706

South Dakota: 113

Tennessee: 970

Texas: 1,123

Utah: 74

Vermont: 362

Virginia: 2,794 [#8]

Washington: 297

Washington DC: 34

West Virginia: 340

Wisconsin: 2,173

Wyoming: 36

Read again! It says "at least" not "exactly".

[village dreamer]

Originally Posted by pauld315

I don't think they believe the population is "cheapskates" as you call them but they may be looking for a higher number of residents per home than there is in TV. They may wonder, as I do, why any retired couple needs to buy in bulk.

yep,cause we may not be around tomorrow........but they do sell caskets......

[justjim]

In a conversation with one of "Oldest" Villages Realtors (over 20 years) , I was told that about half of the newbies that move to the Villages come from the State of Florida. Now, they may have moved to Florida from another State prior to moving south. Obviously the numbers listed are just approximate and they haven't been updated for several months. One of the more interesting things about The Villages is the people you meet from all backgrounds, occupations and experiences.

[e-flyer]

Originally Posted by champion6

Interesting up-to-date factoid in today's Daily Sun, C1:
"113,931 - The Villages population in Lake, Marion and Sumter counties as of March."

Google list TV population as 157,000.

[thelegges]

Since TV is the only one that keeps track of how many resident IDs come and go they would have an accurate amount however, they do list what state you are from on the board in the sales office. I do not believe that they have ever posted how many residents there are or previous state. But I could be wrong